02 November 2020, 05:30 am
DUTCH CHILDREN’S FILM FESTIVAL 2020
Programme Type
Festivals
DUTCH CHILDREN’S FILM FESTIVAL 2020
A weekly screening of four award winning children’s films organized in collaboration with Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, New Delhi to celebrate National Children’s Day. Screenings will be held every Saturday and Sunday in November 2020. A link to the film is given below; the film can be accessed for a period of 36 hours from Saturday 9 am to Sunday 11:55 pm. The password for each film will be communicated by email to all members
Saturday 7th to Sunday 8th November 2020
Secrets of War (95 min; 2014; Dutch with English subtitles)
Director: Dennis Bots
Multiple award winner including Audience Award for Narrative Feature, Berkshire International Film Festival, 2015; Rembrandt Award for Best Dutch Youth Film, Rembrandt Awards 2015; Adult’s Jury Award for Live-Action Feature Film or Video, Chicago International Children’s Film Festival 2014, among others
Against the backdrop of WWII, Tuur’s friendship with Lambert is tested when both boys befriend new girl Maartje. The secret she holds will put all three lives in danger. It is 1943, but for 12 year old Tuur and Lambert, the German occupation is merely inspiration for their exciting cave-war games…
